Waukegan Lifestyle
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A research visit turns into exhibit opportunity at Dunn MuseumJan 09, 2020 5:00 am - Traditional Native American artists Pat Kruse and Terri Hom visited the Dunn Museum in Libertyville 16 months ago to research a birchbark cradle in the museum's collecti...
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Remembering Sister Ann Sharp, OSBJan 05, 2020 10:00 pm - In Loving Memory Sister Ann Sharp, OSB 1920-2019 Charlotte Mary Sharp was born in Chicago on February 2, 1920, the second daughter of John and Helen Huber Sharp. Her s...
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Critical shortage: Local blood bank calls on donors to help patients nowJan 05, 2020 10:00 pm - Vitalant, formerly LifeSource, the nonprofit blood bank serving the Chicago area, has declared a critical shortage of blood as blood providers nationwide have less than ...
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Forum to look at how to help people living in povertyJan 05, 2020 10:00 pm - It is estimated that approximately 9 percent of the population in Lake County lives below the poverty line. In Waukegan, where The Lake County Community Foundation is h...
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2019's most notable suburban crimesJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - A mass shooting at an Aurora factory, a heartbreaking conclusion to a case of a missing Crystal Lake boy, a 25-year sentence for a South Barrington cold case homicide; t...
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Lake County mayors look back on 2019 accomplishmentsDec 30, 2019 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald asked Lake County mayors and village presidents to look back on 2019 and identify their community's greatest accomplishment. Here's what they said ... L...
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Top stories in Lake County - 2019Dec 30, 2019 5:00 am - Change was in the air in Lake County in 2019, and so too were dangerous chemicals - above a pair of manufacturing plants, trailing a tractor along a quiet stretch of hig...
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Remembering 2019's top animal storiesDec 28, 2019 6:30 am - In a perfect world, animal stories are supposed to make you smile. And most of them do. But, tragically, not all. This was a year when a kennel fire near Carol Stream ki...
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Notable deaths in Lake County in 2019Dec 26, 2019 10:00 pm - We said goodbye to several notable Lake County residents in 2019. They left indelible marks on their communities through impressive accomplishments and dedicated public ...
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Robin Wilson looks back for Gin Blossoms' recent music, Genesee tour stopDec 26, 2019 5:00 am - When singer, songwriter and guitarist Robin Wilson returns to the suburbs Saturday night for a “New Miserable Experience Live” performance with '90s alt-pop outfit the G...